Subject: | Amber Cold Health Alert |
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Date: | Mon, 15 Jan 2024 09:44:15 +0000 |
From: | Emergency Planning <EmergencyPlanning@BATHNES.GOV.UK> |
To: | All Parish Contacts |
Amber Cold Health Alert Dear The Community and Voluntary Sector, The current forecast is: There is an Amber Cold Health Alert in place for the South West between 14/01/2024 at 12:00 and 19/01/2024 at 12:00. Very low temperatures are forecast with widespread sharp frosts and suppressed temperatures by day for the week ahead. Severe impacts are possible across the health and social care sector due to forecast weather conditions, including: increased risk of mortality across the whole population with significant mortality observed in older age groups; significant increased demand on all health and social care services; impact on delivery of services due to poor weather conditions and staff access; maintaining indoor temperatures at recommended 18°c may become challenging for some, leading to increased risk of vulnerable people; national critical infrastructure failures – generators, power outages, gas supplies etc. | |||
Community Representatives:
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Voluntary Sector:
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Supporting Links: Current Met Office forecasts for the South West can be found here: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/regional/sw Cold Weather Heath Watch Guidance https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/keep-warm-keep-well/ Adverse Weather and Health Plan BANES Emergency planning and community resilience information can be found here: https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/plan-emergency | |||
If you have any questions, please contact: emergencyplanning@bathnes.gov.uk |
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- Posted: 15th January 2024